Millennials & the Toy Story Complex
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen Toy Story or Toy Story 3 yet, first of all, what the hell have you been doing all this time, and secondly, you might want to stop reading here. While you’re not...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Class of 2013
Holla. It’s hard to believe an entire year has flown by since I walked across that stage in a static-y black gown and a cap that threatened to teeter off my head with every last step I took as part of...
View ArticleSomething Grand
It begins as a possibility—remote and abstract—a thing of maybes and what ifs, distinguished by its fairy tale mutability. It’s shaped through a series of events, a set of circumstances whose cause and...
View ArticleYou’re from the 70s, But I’m a 90s Chick
We’re brought up on fairy tales and later, romantic comedy depictions about finding your significant other. While tossing your split ends out the window in the vain hope that prince charming will roll...
View ArticleFeeling Feelings About Fall
During the past few years, fall stopped being the detested thoroughfare to winter and has established itself as a cult favorite in the arena of seasons. While some longtime fall fans lament that loving...
View ArticleThe Secret Christmas Project Reveal
I know it’s been three days, and everyone’s like, “Ugh, so glad Christmas is over. Pass the champagne, and let’s make some hollow resolutions,” but bear with me here because I want to humblebrag about...
View ArticlePhotos From The Cabin Trip (Minus 30+ Selfies)
I have no problem admitting I’m that annoying person who forces people to say cheese for four group pictures, analyzing the believability of every person’s smile until everything about the picture is...
View ArticleHow A Quarter-Life Crisis Feels A Lot Like Whack-A-Mole
Prior to humblebragging my recent vacation, I’ve been away from this blog for a while. I wish I had a simpler explanation for my absence, like a wealthy but morally unscrupulous man flew me to Dubai...
View Article25 Lessons You Learn In A Quarter Century
I’ve been 25 for just over 48 hours, which means that it’s officially been long enough for me to start dishing out advice about the things that a person should know by this age. Articles enumerating...
View ArticleHow Being Happy Is Always More Complicated Than You Think
Three years ago I registered the domain “sassandbalderdash.com” and began planning the early content that would lay the foundation for this blog. Three years is significant. In that time, I could’ve...
View ArticleMy Cat Is Ruining The Christmas Tree, But I’m Surprisingly Chill About It (…Now)
Twas two weeks before Christmas, and while his owners were at work, the cat woke from his nap with a mischievous smirk; The ornaments hung from the tree branches with care, had no hope for survival...
View ArticleRelatable Resolutions We Could All Make This Year
I used to be a New Year’s resolution cynic. Admittedly, I’m still wary of the notion that pinning up a new Cats of Cuyahoga calendar can inspire the necessary ambition to tackle all the things we...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Class of 2013
Holla. It’s hard to believe an entire year has flown by since I walked across that stage in a static-y black gown and a cap that threatened to teeter off my head with every last step I took as part of...
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